Trevor Charles Banks (born 4 October 1955) is a former motorcycle racer from England, who competed in grasstrack and longtrack.
Career Banks was an established grasstrack and longtrack rider by the time that he started his British speedway leagues career for Crayford Kestrels during the 1982 National League season. He would then go on to ride for Hackney Kestrels and Milton Keynes Knights.
After the 1990 speedway season, Banks concentrated on grasstrack and would not return to speedway until 2005, when he rode for the Sittingbourne Crusaders.
Banks was twice the 500cc British grasstrack champion in 1979 and 1980.
Family Banks is the son of Monty Banks who was a notable Grasstrack competitor in the South East of England. His brother Graham rode for Canterbury Crusaders but was killed in a grasstrack event in 1978.
World Longtrack Championship 1981 - Semi-final 1982 - Semi-final 1983 - Semi-final 1984 - Semi-final 1985 - Qualifying Round 1986 - Pfarrkirchen (17th) 3pts 1987 - Mühldorf (13th) 5pts 1988 - Qualifying Round 1989 - Qualifying Round
European Grasstrack Championship
Finals 1978 Hereford (5th) 19pts 1980 Bad Waldsee (4th) 18pts 1990 Uithuizen (6th) 13pts 1991 Werlte (Third) 17pts 1992 Alken (7th) 13pts 1998 Schwarme (5th) 15pts 2000 St. Colomb de Lauzun (10th) 9pts 2002 Berghaupten (13th) 6pts 2003 La Reole (17) 5pts
British Grasstrack Championship Masters Finals 1982 Exeter (Top Ten) 1983 Evesham (Top Ten) 1984 Yarm (Second) 1985 Abingdon (Third) 1986 Exeter (Third) 1987 Andover (Second) 1988 Abingdon (Second) 1989 Andover (Top Ten) 1990 Chetton Finalist 1991 Tonbridge (Top Ten) 1992 Abingdon (Top Ten) 1993 Wimborne (Second) 1994 Tonbridge (Top Ten) 1995 Monkhopton Finalist 1996 Dalton Barracks Finalist 1997 Andover (Third) 1999 Dalton Barracks (Top Ten) 2000 Folkestone (Top Ten) 2001 Dalton Barracks (Top Ten) 2002 Thorpe St Peter Finalist 2003 Folkestone Finalist
500cc Finals 1979 Braintree (Champion) 1980 Clyst St. Mary (Champion) 1981 Uckington (Second)
350cc Finals 1973 Bocking (Third) 1975 Spilsby (Second)
References
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